Bow holder



Jan". 8 1924.v

A. L. PRESTON BOW HOLDER Filed June 1, L23

2 sheets-sheet -1 Jan. 8 1924. 1,480,009

A. L. PRESTON BOW HOLDER Filed June 1. 1925 2 sheets-shat 2 PatentedJan. 8, 1924.

marsh star ALs'roN L. ransron, or LEOMINSTER, mssncnusnrrs.

BOW HOLDER.

Application filed June 1,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALsToN L. Pnnsron,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Leominster, in the countyof W'orcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful'Bow Holder, ofwhieh the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to a bow holder capable of general use on variouskinds of hair ornaments and devices on which a bow can be supported. Theprincipal object thereof is to provide means for controlling the form ofthe bow and permitting of the folding of a ribbon used in connectionthere with into a form which has not been possible, or at leastconvenient heretofore, and which can be completed and left in anattractive form with a comparatively small amount of ribbon, thus savingin the cost of the bow itself.

- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. lis an elevation of a barrette showing a preferred form of thisinvention, with a bow of ribbon attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device without the bow; i

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation;

Fig. f is an edge elevation;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scaleshowing two. positions of the bow holder;

Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively an elevation and edge view ofa hairpinshowing how the bow holder can be applied thereto Fig. 8 is a similarView showing it applied to a comb; and i Fig. 9 is a similar viewshowing the invention applied to another form of barrette.

Referring to the first five figures, it will be seen that the inventionis shown as applied to a barrette 10 which can be considered as asupport for the bow holder. It is shown in a form having its tongue 11integral with it and connected to the back through a loop 12 andprovided with a narrow shank 13 for entering between two integralprojections 14: on the opposite end of the barrette and pointingrearwardly.

The barrette is provided with two perforations at 20 and 21 parallelwith each other located preferably near the middle and one of them beingof a width to receive a thickness of celluloid or other material ofwhich the bow holder 22 is formed. The other one also has a portion ofthe same width 1923. Serial No. 642,833. I

and length as the perforation 2]. and is oflset beyond it an equaldistance'but of narrower Width. 7 i

The bow holder proper 22 consists preferably of a single sheet ofcelluloid, metal, or the like having a hinge portion 23 extending downfrom it on one side and a clasping tongue 24. of similar shape in general extending down on the other side and curved around toward eachother at the bottom or rear. The hinge portion 23 is .bow holder has twointegral tongues 25 extending therefrom in opposite directions and'bentdownwardly preferably at an angle toward the body of the barrette. Theyare i not intended to come into close contactwith it, although they may,if desired. At any rate they are intendedto come close enough to it toprevent the disengagement of a ribbon from it.

In using the device, the bow holder is swung over to the dotted lineposition in Fig. 5 and the ribbon is located in position onaflatfsurfaceo rin the hand as follows:

The end a can be considered as the starting end. The ribbon is takenback from that diagonally. to form the part 05'. Then it is folded overon itself to form an upper loop a -This part of the ribbon is laidlongitudinally across what may be considered the center of the device toform the front part a of a corresponding loop or fold. The lower part ofthe same is drawn end a". Of course the back or hinged part of the bowholder comes between the upper loops a and a while the fastening tongue24: comes between the ends, a and a IVith the parts so arranged thisfastening tongue is brought down into its slot and allowed to spring outinto the narrow portion thereof. This fixes the bow in position and thearticle is then. used as asingle complete device in the ordinary way. Itwill be noted that as the ribbon is not tied a smaller amount ofmaterial is used than is ordinarily the'case, and furthermore the ribbonis not wrinkled as much as it is in tying so that it can be taken outand used over again conveniently.

On the second sheet of drawings I have shown several other ways in whichthe device can be used. The bow holder 22 is shown substantially thesame in all cases, but in Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown it as applied to' arearwardly extending portion 30 on a hair pin31 which can be made ofsheet celluloid and of course could be formed of metal or celluloidwire. In this case the parts operate in the same way as on sheet one andthere is no need of further description.

In Fig. 8 I have shown it as applied to a comb 33 with no realmodifications in the use of the bow holder itself except that, insteadof being hinged at one side, it is made detachable as a whole by formingtwo tongues 24 on it and omitting the hinge 23.

In Fig. 9 I have shown it as applied to another device 34%. adapted tobe used on a braid of hair. and here also I have not modified the bowholder in any material manner.

Although I have illustrated and described the invention as applied toonly four different articles. I am aware of the fact that it can be madein many other forms and applied to articles of various kinds withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all details of con- 1,4so,00e

struction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. As anarticle of manufacture a bow holder for application to a hair holdingsupport comprising a body of sheet material having two oppositeprojections for connectingit with the body of the support and having twoother opposite projections at an angle to the first two spaced from thebody of the support at their ends.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for application to a hairornament or hair holding device comprising a body having two oppositeprojections for connecting it with the body of the device to which it isto be applied and having two other opposite projections at right anglesto the first two for separating the folds of the ribbon to facilitatethe formation of a bow and the holding of it by this device.

3. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for the purpose describedcomprising a central portion, a projection therefrom constituting meansfor connecting it to an article to be worn in the hair, an oppositeprojection constituting a tongue diametrically opposite for connectingit with said article, and two opposite projections extending frombetween the first two, extending at their ends toward the article onwhich it is worn for the purpose described.

4. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for the purpose describedcomprising a central portion. a projection therefrom having means forpivoting it to an article to be worn in the hair, an. oppositeprojection COnStitlltiIlg a tongue for connecting it with said article,and two opposite projec tions in a plane at right angles to the firsttwo arranged to. be spaced at their ends slightly from the article onwhich it is worn for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

ALSTON L. PRESTON.

